New Window Treatment

Finished this project this morning and it sure gave us a new fresh feeling for this living room space.

We have been wanting to do something new but not sure what. 

We also got a new set of couches on Craigslist for almost nothing and we are now enjoying new furniture also.

These curtains are so fun because they have brought more warmth to our living space.

Ezra is loving the feel of the new couches. 

On another note,

I have been having a hard

 time getting enthusiasm to make a post lately.

 I am hoping I can come out of my winter hideout and let spring time bring me some inspiration for the blog. 

 Happy spring blogging to you all!

LOVE 

~ Marie

Late Night Sewing Adventure

Joann's is having one of their fabulous weekend sales. 

And their material was just to irresistible to pass up. 

In conclusion,

 Honey Man and I are up late enjoying the peace and comfort of the sewing machine humming away, sipping our tea whilst the little ones sleep soundly.

 I will be posting this project when it is finished in my next post. 

It may be tomorrow :)

Little Ezra sleeping right beside me as I post. 

My darling little bug.

38 Weeks and Still Kicking

This baby is getting close to being fully cooked I think.

I have been grunting almost every time I lean over or pick Zane up. When I go up the stairs, get into bed, or get out of the car.

 I have also been Having a hard time finding clothes to wear. Almost everything seems too small for me.

On Saturday I started getting the babies clothes all ready for his arrival. This picture is just the nice neat start of my mess I created soon afterwards.

After going through the babies cute things I realized that I better make more room for him and put his clothes in one of my dresser drawers, So that got me started on cleaning out my dresser, my closet and Jon's dresser and Jon's closet. I had clothes piling up so high it was horrendous and I also had clothes taking over the entire floor space where ever I put my feet. In the middle of my organizing I had a moment of a complete meltdown and broke out into tears, Why did I do this? I let them fall for awhile, and then got started folding and organizing again.

 I  am happy to announce that at the end of the NIGHT I finished :)

I wish I had pictures for you all to see the end result but I will describe to you that my dresser drawers are so organized and in good order as well as my closet and side closet. My nursing things are all ready as well as the clothes that will fit me for after the baby is born.  I think that some times we have to make a bigger mess so as to get the end and final organized result.

This little man wanted to help and he sure did, he went through all of my boxes of summer clothes and helped empty them out as well as put them away in drawers and then fill the summer box back up again. He talked on his little phone while I cleaned and he brought me odds and ends of things he discovered. By the time he started organizing the things I had just finished organizing it was time for him to go see his daddy :)

 Here he is eating his favorite snack which happens to be popcorn. Oranges is his new found favorite as well. He is watching the Velveteen Rabbit in the pictures, which I thought was so cute because it was so much older for him to understand. He kept up with it and seemed to enjoy it. 

I love his little Kitty slippers.

I have been feeling some contractions now and then, which make me think that this just might be it, but it never seems to come of anything. I will be sure to let you all know when this little bundle of joy arrives.

Happy Monday everyone!

Love

~ Marie

The Unveiling Of The Master Bedroom

*For everyone's information, I usually have a MUCH messier room on my hands then these pictures portray. I cleaned it so super duper clean for this post then I felt ashamed I was lying LOL it really isn't this clean usually, but I  do like to look back and imagine that I just live this way all the time LOL!

Anyways back to the new paint color and new furniture. 

We started painting because we got a new dresser (the one facing the picture) and it kinda set the direction that we were looking for. So we went and bought some paint and started redoing it all. And also started looking for another dresser.

 We first sold our old bedroom set on craigslist which we made more then spending on paint and furniture. This is the other dresser we found, we got it on craigslist.

This chair we found at a garage sale for $8.00 it was in such good condition that I was surprised it was so cheap.

Bedroom down kitchen to go. 

Searching for curtains and trying to finish some extra painting so we will see how soon I can get the kitchen posted.

I hope everyone is enjoying the second day of fall. Its funny because I found out it was officially fall yesterday and the day felt like such an introduction to winter. Today I made a nice big pot of Chili which I hope will last us the rest of this week.

Jon and I have been attending a parenting class at church on Wednesday nights  now and I am so enjoying it. Our teacher is the Pastor's wife and I have enjoyed all her experience and wisdom, she is really fun and the class is very laid-back. I also love that they serve coffee and yummy desserts. Zane is trying to adjust in the 1 year old nursery now. Every time I leave him I have to make a run for it, he starts crying immediately. I feel sick every time I do it. I can hear him crying down the hall as I go to my class. We try and keep him in the service on Sundays, he loves the worship, he sings so loud that everyone around us looks to see who is singing in such a baby way LOL! He also raises his hands up to Jesus like everyone else. Makes me just want to squeeze him :)

LOVE

~Marie

Yummy New Decorations For Kitchen

 I have been wanting to post my newly painted Kitchen but don't feel like it is yet finished so I will wait a bit. In the meantime here are some fun new little items that I found and gave a makeover to for my newly painted kitchen.

I got these little plastic pictures at the GoodWill for 1.99 apiece, I thought they would be lovely freshly painted with the color I have chosen for the Kitchen.

I found this little white cabinet at a garage sale for 1.00 that I can use in the kitchen. It needed a little touching up also.

I placed all my spices in these jars that I got for 59 cents at the Christmas Tree store. (I love that store)

I got my spices at the local health food store, I have found that it is so much cheaper to buy spices there then from the regular markets. They measure out how much you want and then seal them in plastic baggies and you are good to go. Of course you have to buy the bottles to put them in but I like that better then the plastic ones that spices come in from the local markets. 

I got this chair at a garage sale for 5.00

With Jon's help we went to Hobby Lobby and found some fabric on sale for 2.00 a yard and recovered it so now it looks like this! This chair will go in the Kitchen as well.

I know that coffee has nothing to do with redoing the kitchen but I have been really enjoying my grommet coffee percolator.

I have been warming my milk and frothing it and adding some yummy grommet syrups to it which makes me feel like I am drinking coffee from lovely fine coffee shop around the corner. And yes the coffee has been decaf for the baby :)

Just look at all the yummy froth!

Oh and I got these lovely cups on sale at Elder Beerman's for 8.00 a set of 4 cups. I thought I would love these cups even when I was as old as 80 so I splurged and got 2 sets :)

More pictures to come once I feel fully satisfied I am finished. 

We have been suffering from allergies over here, and then got nasty colds that followed. So hopefully I will be back on track this week and get this kitchen finished!

Patty came out last night and we enjoyed a nice long visit. Got to hear the baby's heart beat again and now we're really getting anxious to find out the baby's sex. I will let you know if we plan on going to the local clinic or wait for the school to open in October that takes parents in for free ultrasounds.
Happy Monday to all of my lovely friends!
Love
~ Marie

Drinking A Fine Cup Of Coffee

I was contacted again to do a review for bathroom vanity store but this time I could choose any item I wished, and So I picked through their many other items and found this espresso set which I am excited to get in the mail. 
I have always loved the small size and the white clean look of espresso cups and saucers, and how they "clink" when you set them down. I just hope I don't get addicted to caffeine now that I am getting them!
I hope you will be joining me for a nice cup of hot espresso real soon!
Love
Marie

Black and White Living Room

I have been having so much fun adding black and white in our living room.

Jon finished sewing these pillows which I love.

We found the inner - curtain material at Ikea which was 2 dollars a yard. Jon made the curtains at my request and I love them because I can see out but no one can see in.

I found these two picture frames at Hobby Lobby for 5 dollars. I can't wait to put pictures in them.

Of course I can't make a post without posting my little Lad.

He loves tasting his toes.